Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest

Description

Overview: There are two federally listed species found at the Defense Fuel Support Point, San Pedro (DFSP): The Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus paloverdesensis; PVB) was listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1980 and the coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica (CAGN)) was listed as threatened in 1993. Current conservation efforts are conducted in accordance with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 2019 Biological Opinion, Formal Section 7 Consultation for Routine Maintenance Operations, DFSP, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California (FWS-LA-08B0606-08F0704). The principal components of this cooperative agreement are plant rearing of PVB host plants at DFSP for the PVB rearing program, rearing and seed collection of other native plants, weed control, habitat restoration, and vegetative monitoring along established transects. Please see the statement of work, provided as a separate document, for a full description of the project.

Who can apply

• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)

Contact

Kevin Magennis <br/>Grantor <br/>Phone 6197055566
kevin.e.magennis.civ@us.navy.mil